#a27157

Color #a27157

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 19.4 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a27157

RGB

rgb(162, 113, 87)

HSL

hsl(20.8, 30.1%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.8, 46.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 46.3%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(52.04, 16.14, 22.16)

LCH

lch(52.04, 27.41, 53.93)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.073, 48.78)

HWB

hwb(20.8, 34.1%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5788a2

Analogous

#a25762

#a27157

#a29657

Triadic

#a27157

#57a271

#7157a2

Split-complementary

#a27157

#57a296

#5762a2

Tetradic

#a27157

#88a257

#5788a2

#7157a2

Square

#a27157

#62a257

#5788a2

#9657a2

Shades

Color #a27157 mixed toward black.

#875e48

#6c4b3a

#51382b

#36261d

#1b130e

Tints

Color #a27157 mixed toward white.

#b38871

#c2a08e

#d1b8aa

#e1cfc6

#f0e7e3

Tones

Color #a27157 mixed toward gray.

#9c735d

#957563

#8f776a

#897970

#837b76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f5e · ΔE 22.3

Deuteranopia

#929560 · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#a06364 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a27157;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a27157]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#a27157 (#a27157) is rgb(162, 113, 87) in RGB.

No, #a27157 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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